CHLOE Lattanzi has posted a controversial picture of her father Matt Lattanzi posing on a bed with two assault rifles and a pistol.

Calling the weapons “beautiful,” Lattanzi used the pro-gun post to make a point about veganism, saying those who ate animal meat were killers, not those who use guns.

Her father Matt was married to her mother Olivia Newton-John from 1984 to 1995.

“Not loaded. Safety on. Beautiful assault rifles,” she wrote alongside the picture. “My dad is one bad son of a bitch peanut is the baddest bitch though. Just so you know, no one hunts here!! Just shoot at empty cans and logs! #vegan. and if you eat meat don't come on here talking about guns are killing machines. You're a killer if you eat animals. That’s just truth. We don’t eat meat, so us shooting guns at targets Far less harmful then people supporting the slaughter and cruelty to animals. Think about it. Who’s the killer? The gun owner who only eats plants and grains? Or the person who doesn’t own a gun but eats a cow a chicken and a pig every day?”

Chloe's dad, Matt

The post comes at a sensitive time in the United States, with the gun debate heating up yet again after several high-profile mass shootings.

President Obama is currently pushing to pass measures that would restrict access to gun and hopefully reduce gun violence.

Lattanzi replied to several people who criticised her for the post, including arnoldfriend6 who wrote: “My father is a gun maker and I grew up in a house full of them, but I do not understand the point of owning assault rifles. They are indicated for nothing but wholesale death.”

Matt Lattanzi and Olivia Newton John with daughter Chloe in 2002.Source:News Limited

The 29-year-old said in a reply to one critic that “My fiance and dad love guns. Not killing.”

“I personally don’t own one,” she added, “but I don’t think there’s a problem with someone who is of sound heart and mind to own one as a collector. The boys I know enjoy them. And I accept it. No one kills or harms with them. @mindymogul do you eat meat? We don’t. No killing with guns and no purchase of any animal products. So if you eat meat it’s the same as shooting and killing an animal. I mean no offence by that. Just an intelligent conversation between 2 adults.”

Lattanzi also said guns “shouldn’t be owned by people who are mentally ill and homicidal. If the person is just a collector to appreciate their beauty, I don’t see the problem either.”

In October 2010, the singer and actress released her debut single called “Wings And A Gun”.

Olivia Newton-John, with daughter Chloe and then husband Matt Lattanzi, in 1993.Source:Supplied